Crazy Quilting for Beginners Handy Pocket Guide: All the Basics to Get You Started

by Sharon Boggon

Overview

Crazy quilting basics to get you started Rooted in the Victorian era, crazy quilting has a powerful allure for today's quilters, who use it to let loose and tell a unique story with fabric. These quilts are as beautiful as they are intimidating to beginner quilters — how do you know which fabric to choose and what in the world is a herringbone stitch? This beginner's guide covers all the basics — but just the basics! — to get you started on crazy quilting. Trained in fine arts, Sharon Boggon guides you through choosing fabric and introduces piecing methods for crazy-quilt blocks and solutions to common piecing problems. You'll then navigate Boggon's generous overview of foundation stitches, linear stitches, and motif stitches. Move forward in your crazy quilting journey with confidence, and use this handy pocket guide as a robust resource to lead the way!

• Easily make embellishing decisions, including lace, ribbon, braids, and doilies
• Learn how to correctly start and finish stitches
• Start your project knowing how to mark the fabric and decorate seams, and combine stitches with a gallery of images by your side

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781644033593
Publisher:	C & T Publishing
Publication date:	11/25/2022
Series:	Pocket Guide
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
Sales rank:	235,611
File size:	13 MB
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About the Author

Sharon Boggon is trained in fine arts and developed great skill in contemporary embroidery and crazy quilting. She teaches internationally and online and has also lectured on textiles at the Canberra School of Art. Sharon lives in Canberra, Australia. pintangle.com

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

The Process of Making a Crazy Quilt Project 5

Choosing a Suitable Crazy Quilt Project 6

Crazy Quilting and the Encrusted Style 7

The Foundation Fabric 7

How Much Fabric? 8

Fabric Choice 9

Fabric Type 10

Piecing a Crazy Quilt Project 12

Stitch and-Flip Foundation Piecing 13

Embellishment Decisions 23

Including Lace, Ribbon, Braids, Doilies, Hankies, and More 24

Starting to Stitch 28

Starring and Finishing 29

Thread 30

Needles 33

Beads 36

Marking Your Fabric 38

Decorating Your Seams and Designing Stitches 42

Combining Stitches 44

Stitches and Techniques 46

Foundation Stitches 46

Buttonhole Stitch (Blanket Stitch) 47

Chevron Stitch 48

Cretan Stitch 49

Feather Stitch 50

Herringbone Stitch 51

Linear Stitches for Motifs and Flourishes 52

Backstitch 54

Chain Stitch 55

Running Stitch 56

Stem Stitch 57

Motif Stitches 58

Fly Stitch 59

French Knot 60

Adding Beads, Sequins, Buttons, and Charms to Your Block 61

About the Author 64